Title: WordPress.org Plugin Search Does Not Function
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# WordPress.org Plugin Search Does Not Function

 *  [intricateartist](https://wordpress.org/support/users/intricateartist/)
 * (@intricateartist)
 * [17 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpressorg-plugin-search-does-not-function/)
 * Just a bug in the system, somewhere -when you’re looking for a specific plugin,
   and you go to the extend area and type the plugin name in the search box – well,
   here’s what you get for Yahoo Media Player, for example:
 * [Yahoo Media Player / Extend Search Results](http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/search.php?q=yahoo+media+player)
 * So I ended up Googling it – and here are the results:
 * [WordPress plugin yahoo media player](http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=wordpress+plugin+yahoo+media+player&btnG=Google+Search)
 * You’d think that you’d get exact results with a search directly on the site, 
   in the specific area you’re searching. It’s pretty frustrating to think a plugin
   has been pulled because it’s not the first thing to pop up when you search it
   under the plugin area.

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 *  [Roy](https://wordpress.org/support/users/gangleri/)
 * (@gangleri)
 * [17 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpressorg-plugin-search-does-not-function/#post-797129)
 * Indeed, the search function gives weird results and “s don’t make a difference
   either.
 *  Thread Starter [intricateartist](https://wordpress.org/support/users/intricateartist/)
 * (@intricateartist)
 * [17 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpressorg-plugin-search-does-not-function/#post-797226)
 * Is there a way to ensure this gets addressed?
 *  [Roy](https://wordpress.org/support/users/gangleri/)
 * (@gangleri)
 * [17 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpressorg-plugin-search-does-not-function/#post-797263)
 * “Report a site bug” at the bottom of this page. I’ve tried it before, but no 
   reaction. No idea how these reports are picked up.
 *  Thread Starter [intricateartist](https://wordpress.org/support/users/intricateartist/)
 * (@intricateartist)
 * [17 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpressorg-plugin-search-does-not-function/#post-797272)
 * Thanks – I’ve gone ahead and done it, hopefully someone has a look at it.
 *  Moderator [Samuel Wood (Otto)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/otto42/)
 * (@otto42)
 * WordPress.org Admin
 * [17 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpressorg-plugin-search-does-not-function/#post-797274)
 * The WordPress.org searches suck, badly. They have sucked badly for quite some
   time. We all know it. But nobody seems to want to deal with it.
 * Don’t expect quick resolution. I’ve been posting here over 2 years, they’ve sucked
   for that entire time.

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## Tags

 * [extend](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/extend/)
 * [plugin directory](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/plugin-directory/)
 * [search function](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/search-function/)
 * [search results](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/search-results/)

 * In: [Requests and Feedback](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/requests-and-feedback/)
 * 5 replies
 * 3 participants
 * Last reply from: [Samuel Wood (Otto)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/otto42/)
 * Last activity: [17 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpressorg-plugin-search-does-not-function/#post-797274)
 * Status: not resolved

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